Slide-top container



New. 13, 1923.

R. N. DOBLE SLIDE TOP CONTAINER Filed Dec.

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RALPH NELSON DOBLE, OF BAY SIDE NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS, A

CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SLIDE-TOP @ONTAINER.

Application filed December 15, 1920. Serial No. 430,901 I To all whom itmay concern.

Be it known that l, RALPH N. Donne, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bay Side, Long Island, borough of Queens,

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSlide-Top Containers, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to packaging conl0 tainers, and particularly to acontainer of such type having a delivery opening and a closure thereforwhereby the contents of the package may be used. from time to time untilexhausted, and the package closed at each time of using.

' In this type of device the matter of cost is obviously a considerablefactor and it is therefore the object of my present invention to providea packaging container capable of commercial roduction and use on aneconomic basis and yet equipped with a delivery afiording reliability ofseal combined with convenience of use in opening and closing thepackage.

In. the accompanying drawings 1 have shown a preferred form of myinvention which is well adapted to a great variety of goods and iscapable of economical production and which may be conveniently handledin p the ordinary method of packaging.

Throu bout the specification and drawings 1 like re erence charactersare employed to indicate corresponding parts, and in the drawin s: ig. Iis a perspective view of a package in accordance with my invention withthe delivery closed.

Fig. H is a similar view with the deliver open. v 40 ig. III is asection on the line III-HI,

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ig. IV is an enlarged plan view of the top of the container hereinshown.

In accordance with my invention I may use any suitable form of containerbut preferably employ one such as is herein illustrated which consistsof a carton member 1 having a flap bottom which may be convenientlysealed by external pressure in the 5 assembly of the carton.

After filling, the container mouth is closed by a cover 2 consisting'ofatop adapted to fit within the open mouth of the container 1 and havingits margins turned upwardly which the contents of the and outwardly asindicated at 2 and clinched about the upper edges of the container Wallto hold it firmly in place. The upward and outward turn 2 is so formedas to give to the lateral inner edgesof the top 2 a slight overhangforming an angle along opposite sides. In this angle is guided a coverslide 4 having its edges t upturned so as to fit into and be held byoverhang or acute angled wall 2 hi the to 2.

et through the top 2, preferably adjacent one corner thereof, is anaperture 5 constituting a delivery opening through package may bepoured.

The closure t is preferably formed of thin sheet metal and on its rearedge has a flap 6 rolled up as a finger piece or bearing for shiftingthe closure 4: along the top to cover and uncover the pouring opening 5.

The upturned portions 4 and the finger 6 lie slightly below the marginaledges 2 2 of the top 2 andare thus protected against accidentaldislodging movement.

Various modifications may be made in the details of my. package and inthe parts thereof, all without departing from the spirit of my inventionit within the limits of the appended claims.

What I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

a 1. In a packaging container an apertured top set below the upper edgeof the container walls and having its margins clinched to the upperedges of said walls, two of said marginal portionsat opposite sides ofthe top being formed with an internal overhang disposed at an acuteangle to the upper surface cf said top, and a slide member fitted withinsaid top andcontrolling the delivery aperture thereof and havingopposite edges upturned to fit within said overhang so as tobe guidedand retained thereby. 1 p

2. In a packaging container, an apertured top set below the upper edgeof the container walls and having its margins bent upwardly andoutwardly to clinch the upper edges of said walls, two of said marginalportions at opposite sides of the top'being formed with an internaloverhang forming an acute angle to the upper surface of said top,and aslide member fitted within said top and controlling the deliveryaperture thereof and having opposite edges upturned to fit within theacute angle of said overhang so as to be guided and retained thereby.

the top being formed with an internal overhang forming an acute angle tothe upper surface of said top, and a slide member fitted Within said topand controllingthe delivery aperture thereof, and having opposite edgesupturned to fit within the acute angle of said overhang so as to beguided and retained thereby, and having an edge intermediate of saidupturned edges formed as a finger piece.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. RALPH NELSON DOBL'E.

Witnesses:

A. C. HASTINGS, J r., A. H, APBERG.

